UK supercomputer Cambridge-1 to hunt for medical breakthroughs
by Natalie Grover Science correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#5KYEC)
Computer - the most powerful in Britain - will use AI to find new cures and deepen understanding of diseases
The UK's most powerful supercomputer, which its creators hope will make the process of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease better, faster and cheaper, is operational.
Christened Cambridge-1, the supercomputer represents a $100m investment by US-based computing company Nvidia. The idea capitalises on artificial intelligence (AI) - which combines big data with computer science to facilitate problem-solving - in healthcare.
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